Namco was a Japanese video game developer and publisher.
Bandai Namco Entertainment is the successor to Namco and continues manufacturing and distributing video games worldwide. For Namco games released following the 2006 merger with Bandai's video game division, see List of Bandai Namco video games. For a list of franchises owned by Bandai Namco, see List of Bandai Namco video game franchises.
Arcade-based games Namco initially distributed its games in Japan, while relying on third-party companies, such as Atari and Midway Manufacturing to publish them internationally under their own brands. Later, it would handle its own publishing worldwide.
Electro-mechanical games
Title Release date Notes Periscope Electro-mechanical (EM) game released by Sega internationally in 1966. F-1 Released by Atari in North America, in November 1976. Shoot Away Projection light gun shooter (skeet shooting) game. Clay Champ Japan's ninth-highest-grossing EM arcade game of 1978. Submarine Released by Midway in North America, in September 1979. Pitch In An arcade baseball game incorporating a pitching machine. It was among Japan's top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 1980. Sweet Licks Pic Pac Features musical robot band. A video game version Robot Band PicPac is included in Namco Museum Vol. 4 (1996). Sweet Land Gator Panic Flamin' Finger Featured an LED playfield.
Namco proprietary arcade systems